X-ray of the lower back, 4 or more views cost in New York
In New York, 64 hospitals publish a cash price for X-ray of the lower back, 4 or more views: from $55.00 to $1,260.00, with a median of $275.16. The lowest price is at Strong Memorial Hospital (Rochester). The highest price is 22.9× the lowest.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 72110. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 24, 2026.
Lowest$55.00Strong Memorial Hospital
Median$275.16half pay less
Highest$1,260.00in New York
Lowest saves$220.16vs the median
Hospitals in New York, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Memorial Hospital lowest Rochester · Rochester, NY CHG RADEX SPINE LUMBOSACRAL MINIMUM 4 VIEWS | $55.00 | $110.00 | — source file |
| St. Barnabas Hospital Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CHG RADEX SPINE LUMBOSACRAL MINIMUM 4 VIEWS | $60.61 | $219.17 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Radex Spine Lumbosacral Minimum 4 Views | $85.00 | $85.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Floor Hauppauge · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Radex Spine Lumbosacral Minimum 4 Views | $85.00 | $85.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC RADEX SPI LUMBOSAC MINIMUM 4 VIEWS | $89.36 | $470.32 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC RADEX SPI LUMBOSAC MINIMUM 4 VIEWS | $89.36 | $470.32 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Mineola · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC RADEX SPI LUMBOSAC MINIMUM 4 VIEWS | $93.83 | $493.84 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Corporation Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY X-RAY EXAM L-2 SPINE 4/>VWS | $99.80 | — | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville · Rochester, NY CHG RADEX SPINE LUMBOSACRAL MINIMUM 4 VIEWS | $102.56 | $172.00 | — source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CHG RADEX SPINE LUMBOSACRAL MINIMUM 4 VIEWS | $106.81 | $155.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CHG RADEX SPINE LUMBOSACRAL MINIMUM 4 VIEWS | $106.81 | $159.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CHG RADEX SPINE LUMBOSACRAL MINIMUM 4 VIEWS | $106.81 | $157.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca Ithaca · Ithaca, NY HC X-Ray Lumbar Spine 4 Vw - Xr Lumbar Spine Complete 4+ Views | $115.50 | $577.50 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Schuyler Hospital, Inc. Montour Falls · Montour Falls, NY HC X-Ray Lumbar Spine 4 Vw - Xr Lumbar Spine Complete 4+ Views | $123.27 | $616.35 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Highland Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY X-ray exam l-2 spine 4/>vws | $124.09 | — | — source file |
| NYC New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC RADIOLOGIC EXAMINATION, SPINE, LUMBOSACRAL; MINIMUM OF 4 VIEW | $125.84 | $328.38 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Broadway Elmhurst · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC RADIOLOGIC EXAMINATION, SPINE, LUMBOSACRAL; MINIMUM OF 4 VIEW | $125.84 | $328.38 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC RADIOLOGIC EXAMINATION, SPINE, LUMBOSACRAL; MINIMUM OF 4 VIEW | $125.84 | $472.55 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital?Suffolk Patchogue · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC RADEX SPI LUMBOSAC MINIMUM 4 VIEWS | $128.44 | $676.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Nassau Health Care Corporation East Meadow · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ X-RAY EXAM L-2 SPINE 4/>VWS | $141.40 | $202.00 | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ LUMBOSACRAL SPINE - 2 VIEWS | $150.00 | $150.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Troy · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY PR Xr Lumbosacral Spine >= 4 Views | $156.24 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Arnot Ogden Medical Center Elmira · Elmira, NY HC X-Ray Lumbar Spine 4 Vw - Xr Lumbar Spine Complete 4+ Views | $173.28 | $866.38 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital Bath · Corning, NY HC X-Ray Lumbar Spine 4 Vw - Xr Lumbar Spine Complete 4+ Views | $173.28 | $866.38 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Hospital Campus Elmira · Elmira, NY HC X-Ray Lumbar Spine 4 Vw - Xr Lumbar Spine Complete 4+ Views | $173.28 | $866.38 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hosp of Wm F & Gertrude F Jones A/K/A Jones Memorial Hosp Wellsville · Wellsville, NY HB Radex Spine Lumbosacral Minimum 4 Views | $202.00 | — | — source file |
| St. James Hospital Hornell · Corning, NY HB Radex Spine Lumbosacral Minimum 4 Views | $202.00 | — | — source file |
| UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY SPINE LUMBOSAC MIN 4 VWS | $240.00 | $400.00 | — source file |
| F.F. Thompson Hospital Canandaigua · Rochester, NY HB Radex Spine Lumbosacral Minimum 4 Views | $256.00 | — | — source file |
| Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic Clifton Springs · Rochester, NY HC RADEX SPINE LUMBOSACRAL MINIMUM 4 VIEWS | $275.16 | $423.33 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark · Rochester, NY HC RADEX SPINE LUMBOSACRAL MINIMUM 4 VIEWS | $275.16 | $423.33 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HC RADEX SPINE LUMBOSACRAL MINIMUM 4 VIEWS | $275.16 | $423.33 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| United Memorial Medical Center Batavia · Batavia, NY HC RADEX SPINE LUMBOSACRAL MINIMUM 4 VIEWS | $275.16 | $423.33 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Crouse Hospital Syracuse · Syracuse, NY 72110 RADEX SPINE LUMBOSACRAL MINIMUM 4 VIEWS_01 | $276.00 | $276.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY HC Pbb X-Ray Lumbar Spine 4 Vw | $301.00 | $301.00 | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY HC Pbb X-Ray Lumbar Spine 4 Vw | $301.00 | $301.00 | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY HC Pbb X-Ray Lumbar Spine 4 Vw | $301.00 | $301.00 | — source file |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ X-RAY EXAM L-2 SPINE 4/>VWS | $304.00 | $304.00 | — source file |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ X-RAY EXAM L-2 SPINE 4/>VWS | $304.00 | $304.00 | — source file |
| The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester · Rochester, NY HC RADEX SPINE LUMBOSACRAL MINIMUM 4 VIEWS | $338.66 | $423.33 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center Plattsburgh · Plattsburgh, NY CHG RADEX SPINE LUMBOSACRAL MINIMUM 4 VIEWS | $342.00 | $342.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Helen Hayes Hospital West Haverstraw · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ LS SPINE WITH OBLILQUE 4 OR > | $353.00 | $353.00 | — source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Health Center Syracuse · Syracuse, NY HC Xr Lumbosacral Spine >= 4 Views | $368.55 | $567.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC RADEX SPINE LUMBOSACRAL MINIMUM 4 VIEWS | $414.03 | $636.97 | — source file |
| Massena Hospital Inc Massena · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC RADEX SPINE LUMBOSACRAL MINIMUM 4 VIEWS | $425.65 | $654.84 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Westfield Memorial Hospital INC Westfield · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY HC XR SPINE LUMBOSACRAL MIN 4V | $427.44 | $548.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC RADEX SPINE LUMBOSACRAL MINIMUM 4 VIEWS | $535.08 | $823.20 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ X-RAY EXAM L-2 SPINE 4/>VWS | $580.95 | $580.95 | — source file |
| St Johns Riverside Hospital Park Care Pavillion Yonkers · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ X-RAY EXAM L-2 SPINE 4/>VWS | $583.10 | $686.00 | — source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Lumbo Sacral Min 4 Views | $620.28 | $620.28 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Peters Hospital Albany · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC Xr Lumbosacral Spine >= 4 Views | $624.65 | $961.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sunnyview Rehab Hospital Schenectady · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC Xr Lumbosacral Spine >= 4 Views | $624.65 | $961.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Guthrie Cortland Medical Center Cortland · Cortland, NY L Spine, Min of 4 Views | $643.20 | $804.00 | — source file |
| Alice Hyde Medical Center Malone · Malone, NY HC - RADEX SPINE LUMBOSACRAL MINIMUM 4 VIEWS | $652.00 | $652.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ XRAY-SPINE LUMBAR | $675.00 | $750.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corning Hospital Corning · Corning, NY L Spine, Min of 4 Views | $769.60 | $962.00 | — source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Xray Spine Lumbosacral Min 4 Views | $873.00 | $970.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Xray Spine Lumbosc Min 4 View | $873.00 | $970.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Xray Spine Lumbosacral Min 4 Views | $873.00 | $970.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Xray Spine Lumbosacral Min 4 Views | $873.00 | $970.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Xray Spine Lumbosacral Min 4 Views | $873.00 | $970.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ X-RAY OF LOWER AND SACRAL SPINE; MINIMUM OF 4 VIEWS | $1,021.80 | $1,021.80 | — source file |
| Elizabethtown Community Hospital Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, NY HC - RADEX SPINE LUMBOSACRAL MINIMUM 4 VIEWS | $1,071.00 | $1,071.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ X-RAY OF LOWER AND SACRAL SPINE; MINIMUM OF 4 VIEWS | $1,260.00 | $1,260.00 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 28 | $60.61 | $145.70 |
| Rochester, NY | 8 | $55.00 | $265.58 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 5 | $99.80 | $301.00 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 3 | $156.24 | $624.65 |
| Corning, NY | 3 | $173.28 | $202.00 |
| Massena-Ogdensburg, NY | 3 | $414.03 | $425.65 |
| Elmira, NY | 2 | $173.28 | $173.28 |
| Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 2 | $240.00 | $333.72 |
| Syracuse, NY | 2 | $276.00 | $322.28 |
| Batavia, NY | 1 | $275.16 | $275.16 |
| Cortland, NY | 1 | $643.20 | $643.20 |
| Elizabethtown, NY | 1 | $1,071.00 | $1,071.00 |
| Ithaca, NY | 1 | $115.50 | $115.50 |
| Malone, NY | 1 | $652.00 | $652.00 |
| Montour Falls, NY | 1 | $123.27 | $123.27 |
| Plattsburgh, NY | 1 | $342.00 | $342.00 |
| Wellsville, NY | 1 | $202.00 | $202.00 |
What it is
This is an X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine and sacrum) with at least four views taken from different angles. It is used to look at the bones for fractures, arthritis, alignment problems or changes after surgery.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers taking the X-rays. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately as a professional fee.
X-ray of the lower back, 4 or more views in other states
- Alabama$436.97
- Alaska$592.03
- Arizona$232.23
- Arkansas$293.73
- California$588.00
- Colorado$301.22
- Connecticut$342.38
- Delaware$526.25
- Florida$985.34
- Georgia$505.83
- Hawaii$340.80
- Idaho$441.00
- Illinois$505.00
- Indiana$346.80
- Iowa$244.30
- Kansas$452.73
- Kentucky$1,159.35
- Louisiana$236.79
- Maine$270.15
- Maryland$270.82
- Massachusetts$506.10
- Michigan$281.61
- Minnesota$217.60
- Mississippi$175.48
- Missouri$427.35
- Montana$311.20
- Nebraska$351.54
- Nevada$448.63
- New Hampshire$349.08
- New Jersey$141.01
- New Mexico$487.30
- North Carolina$430.23
- North Dakota$262.74
- Ohio$434.20
- Oklahoma$313.88
- Oregon$371.90
- Pennsylvania$390.65
- Puerto Rico$75.88
- Rhode Island$299.80
- South Carolina$534.00
- South Dakota$616.00
- Tennessee$137.28
- Texas$559.42
- Vermont$753.55
- Virginia$528.00
- Washington$388.66
- West Virginia$283.00
- Wisconsin$233.44
- Wyoming$397.73
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.